<i>Ad libitum</i>feeding following ovariectomy in female Beagle dogs: effect on maintenance energy requirement and on blood metabolites

Jeusette, Isabelle; Detilleux, Johann; Cuvelier, Christine; Istasse, Louis; Diez, Marianne

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0396.2003.00467.x

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“…These decreases could be related to spaying and/or the end of growth. The observed decrease in REE is consistent with one study in dogs and another study in cats, which suggested that energy requirements decreased by approximately 30% after gonadectomy in both species [50, 51], resulting in a general recommendation to reduce calorie intake after neutering [37]. Over this 7 to 10 month period, [EI FFM –REE FFM ] (Fig.…”

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Higher neonatal growth rate and body condition score at 7 months are predictive factors of obesity in adult female Beagle dogs

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BackgroundThe risks during early growth on becoming overweight in adulthood are widely studied in humans. However, early-life predictive factors for canine adult overweight and obesity have not yet been studied.To identify factors that may help explain the development of overweight and obesity at adulthood in dogs, a longitudinal study of 2 years was conducted in 24 female Beagle dogs of the same age, sexual status, and raised under identical environmental conditions. By means of a hierarchical classification on principal components with the following quantitative values: fat-free mass (FFM), percentage fat mass and pelvic circumference at 2 years of age, three groups of dogs were established and were nominally named: ideal weight (IW, n = 9), slightly overweight (OW1, n = 6) and overweight (OW2, n = 9). With the aim of identifying predictive factors of development of obesity at adulthood parental characteristics, growth pattern, energy balance and plasma factors were analysed by logistic regression analysis.ResultsAt 24 months, the group compositions were in line with the body condition scores (BCS 1–9) values of the IW (5 or 6/9), the OW1 (6/9) and the OW2 (7 or 8/9) groups. Logistic regression analysis permitted the identification of neonatal growth rate during the first 2 weeks of life (GR2W) and BCS at 7 months as predictors for the development of obesity at adulthood. Seventy percent of dogs with either GR2W >125% or with BCS > 6/9 at 7 months belonged to the OW2 group. Results from energy intake and expenditure, corrected for FFM, showed that there was a greater positive energy imbalance between 7 and 10 months for the OW2, compared to the IW group.ConclusionThis study expands the understanding of previously reported risk factors for being overweight or obese in dogs, establishing that (i) 15 out of 24 of the studied dogs became overweight and (ii) GR2W and BCS at 7 months of age could be used as predictive factors as overweight adult dogs in the OW2 group had higher values compared the other groups of dogs.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12917-017-0994-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Higher neonatal growth rate and body condition score at 7 months are predictive factors of obesity in adult female Beagle dogs

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“…The 2‐year‐old bitches used by Jeusette et al. () were housed together. Before neutering, they had high maintenance ME requirement, as typical for younger kennel dogs housed together.…”

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Metabolizable energy intake of client‐owned adult dogs

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SummaryA post hoc analysis of the metabolizable energy (ME) intake of privately owned pet dogs from the authors' nutrition consultation practice (Years 2007(Years -2011 was carried out to identify if current ME recommendations are suitable for pet dogs. Data on 586 adult dogs were available (median age 5.5, median deviation from ideal weight 0.0), 55 of them were healthy; the others had various diseases. For ration calculation, a standardized questionnaire and the software diet-check Munich TM was used. ME was predicted according to NRC (2006). Data were evaluated for the factors disease, breed, size, age, gender and type of feeding. The mean ME intake of all adult dogs amounted to 0.410 AE 0.121 MJ/kg metabolic body weight (BW 0.75 ) (n = 586). There was no effect of size and disease. . The mean maintenance energy requirements of pet dogs are similar to that of kennel dogs which do not exercise very much. These results suggest that opportunity and stimulus to exercise provided for pet dogs are lower than for kennel dogs. Lower activity in pet dogs may reduce part of potential effects of breed, medical history and age groups.

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“…This supposition is supported by the findings of previous work that demonstrated similar sex influences on the degree of energy restriction for successful weight loss. 24 Thus, the current practice of commencing weight-loss regimes at different energy allocation levels dependent upon sex and neuter status is appropriate. Other than sex, there were no other strong predictors of either the rate of weight loss or the level of energy allocation required; hence, with clientowned dogs, clinicians must monitor the program closely and make alterations whenever required.…”

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Dietary Energy Restriction and Successful Weight Loss in Obese Client-Owned Dogs

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Background: Obesity is the most common nutritional disease in dogs. Although weight loss by dietary caloric energy restriction is successful in experimental studies, there is limited information on success of such programs in client-owned dogs who are obese. Further, no information currently exists on the changes in body composition during weight loss in clinical cases.Hypothesis: Key determinants of outcome of weight loss, including energy allocation and body composition, are influenced by both individual and weight program factors.Animals: Nineteen client-owned dogs with naturally occurring obesity. Methods: In this prospective clinical study, body composition was quantified by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry before and after weight loss on an individually tailored program that incorporated a high-protein and moderate-fiber diet.Results: Mean percentage weight loss was 18% (range, 6-29%), and mean rate of weight loss was 0.85% per week (range, 0.35-1.56%). Mean energy allocation required to achieve weight loss was 60% of maintenance energy requirement at target weight (MERTW) (range, 50-82%). Significant dietary noncompliance was reported (mean, 1.0% MERTW; range, 0.0-9.5%). The mean composition of tissue lost was 84 : 15 : 1 (fat : lean : bone mineral content [BMC]). Lean tissue loss was positively associated with overall percentage of weight loss (Pearson correlation coefficient [R p ] 5 0.591, P 5 .008), whereas BMC loss was greater in retrievers compared with other breeds (1.9% 6 1.16% versus 0.8% 6 0.44%; P 5 .008).Conclusions and Clinical Importance: This clinical study demonstrated body composition changes during weight loss in dogs. Conventional programs produced safe weight loss, but marked energy restriction was required and the rate of loss was slower than in experimental studies.

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Ad libitumfeeding following ovariectomy in female Beagle dogs: effect on maintenance energy requirement and on blood metabolites

Cited by 65 publications

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Higher neonatal growth rate and body condition score at 7 months are predictive factors of obesity in adult female Beagle dogs

Higher neonatal growth rate and body condition score at 7 months are predictive factors of obesity in adult female Beagle dogs

Metabolizable energy intake of client‐owned adult dogs

Dietary Energy Restriction and Successful Weight Loss in Obese Client-Owned Dogs

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